Mental Health and Wellbeing

Entry requirements

Graduates with a background in psychology, social science, health science, or business with a First Class or high 2:1 at undergraduate level are welcome to apply. Graduates from other academic backgrounds may apply by request.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our MSc in Mental Health and Wellbeing is designed for those who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of mental health and wellbeing. Learning will be enriched by an interdisciplinary approach and teaching will be delivered by world-leading experts across the fields of psychology, business, economics, medicine, health and behavioural sciences. This course offers basic and advanced training in the science and application of mental health research.

The taught components of the course include modules on research methods, basic and advanced issues in mental health research and practice, and real-world interventions. Teaching is delivered by experts in the field from the Departments of Psychology, Warwick Business School, Warwick Medical School, and Warwick Manufacturing Group to combine academic and practical experience.

Skills from this degree

Students will leave the course with a variety of research and transferable skills, including research design, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, oral and written communication skills, critical thinking, and the ability to apply theoretical frameworks to novel, real-world problems. These skills will be relevant across a range of populations and contexts.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate in-depth specialist knowledge of mental health and wellbeing theory, research and practice
• Exhibit competence in working effectively and independently
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of research methods and analysis relevant to mental health and wellbeing
• Take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others
• Critically formulate ideas and hypotheses
• Evaluate current issues and research in the discipline